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пережить

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Russian

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Etymology

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From пере- (pere-) +‎ жить (žitʹ). Cognate with Polish przeżyć.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pʲɪrʲɪˈʐɨtʲ]
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  • Rhymes: -ɨtʲ

Verb

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пережи́ть (perežítʹpf (imperfective пережива́ть)

  1. (transitive) to survive
    Пережи́ть войну́.
    Perežítʹ vojnú.
    To survive a war.
  2. (by extension, transitive) to ride out, to go/get/live through; to be through, to get over (a hardship)
    Э́ту неде́лю на́до про́сто пережи́тьда́льше бу́дет ле́гче.
    Étu nedélju nádo prósto perežítʹ — dálʹše búdet léxče.
    You just have to get through this week—it will get better.
    Я э́того не переживу́.
    Ja étovo ne pereživú.
    This is going to kill me.
  3. [with dative ‘whom?’ and accusative на + by how much?’] to outlive
    Она́ пережила́ своего́ му́жа на 20 лет.
    Oná perežilá svojevó múža na 20 let.
    She outlived her husband by 20 years.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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